Inside Every Circle

"The most original book I read this year." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A violent warlord revives a cannibal cult and prepares to invade the Seven Cities. Can an obsessive scribe unlock the secrets of a lost scroll before it's too late? And will anyone listen?

Eli Evans's imaginative, thought-provoking debut novel is a genre-bending literary fantasy about power, privilege, and the quest for meaning. A mute scribe, an orphaned prophetess, an elderly politician, and a deranged autocrat independently pursue glory, fame, and forbidden knowledge as they approach the end of an era. Will their intertwining paths lead to enduring peace or unspeakable horror? Who will understand the past, and who will control the future?

Inside Every Circle imagines a unique fantasy world populated by complex, relatable characters and the spirits who protect or threaten them. Ancient monsters awaken. Histories, prophecies, and worldviews collide. Signs appear in the earth and heavens. Rulers and spirits enact their plans, as the lives of ordinary people hang in the balance. Meanwhile, a lowly scholar looks to the stars, seeking answers ...

Fans of Princess Mononoke, Dune, or Game of Thrones will surely find something here to enjoy.

What readers are saying:

• "3 months later I'm still thinking about this book"
• "The most original book I read this year"
• "an adventure that goes places you wouldn't expect."
• "a wonderfully compelling character-driven fantasy story"
• "Evans uses the least-a prescient sex-slave and other social outcasts-to entreat us to imagine a richer, more meaningful society"
• "refreshingly different from other fantasy stories I've read"